RE: itjungle: Bye Bye System p and i, Hello Power Systems -- MIDRANGE-L

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Why not do multiple formats? Generating XML or PDF does not preclude
generating a standard print. Keep standard output for those that want to
print, and XML or downloadable format for those who want to analyze.

Loyd Goodbar
Senior programmer/analyst
BorgWarner
TS Water Valley
662-473-5713

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 13:24
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: itjungle: Bye Bye System p and i, Hello Power Systems

A weak case. It's a wonderful idea to drag users kicking and screaming
into the 90s, but some folks still want their reports. I support
customers, not ideals.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Steve Richter
<stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

> Spooled output on *NIX is abysmal,
> and the third party tools bring that level up to tolerable at best.

a case can be made that spooled files and output queues are outdated
in the age of PDF and XML files. Users want to do a lot more with
their spooled output than just print it. PDF can be printed

anywhere.

Users want to extract data from their reports and import into a
spreadsheet. XML is better for that purpose than i5/OS spooled files.

-Steve

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